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19-628: Pigpile coincided with the re-release of Big Black's entire catalog on Touch and Go Records . A limited edition of Pigpile was issued as a box set that included the LP and its insert, a VHS tape of the Hammersmith concert, the "In My House" one-sided 5" single, a poster and a Big Black T-shirt. Released five years after Big Black chose to disband at the peak of their artistic and commercial success, Pigpile received concurrent and retrospective reviews ranging from lukewarm to gushing. Writing shortly after

38-416: A United Kingdom case, RCS Contractors Ltd v. Conway , the parties to an otherwise valid oral contract for construction services disagreed as to whether they had entered a single oral contract for work at three sites, or three separate contracts, one for each work site. Without a written agreement, the court had to examine other evidence to attempt to discern the intent of the parties, ultimately concluding that

57-495: A contract to be in writing in certain circumstances (for example where real property is being conveyed), or that a contract be evidenced in writing (although the contract itself may be oral). An example of the latter is the requirement that a contract of guarantee be evidenced in writing, which is found in the Statute of Frauds . Similarly, the limitation period prescribed for an action may be shorter for an oral contract than it

76-559: A self-printed fanzine written and produced by Tesco Vee and Dave Stimson. It wasn't until 1981 that it grew into an independent record label . Vee (later front man of The Meatmen ) was bored with the punk sounds of the day, and captivated by the emerging hardcore movement in America. Inspired, he put out records by the Necros , The Fix , The Meatmen, and Negative Approach . In 1981, Necros bassist Corey Rusk joined with Tesco to run

95-447: Is a contract , the terms of which have been agreed by spoken communication. This is in contrast to a written contract, where the contract is a written document. There may be written, or other physical evidence, of an oral contract – for example where the parties write down what they have agreed – but the contract itself is not a written one. In general, oral contracts are just as valid as written ones, but some jurisdictions either require

114-532: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Touch and Go Records Touch and Go Records is an American independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois . After its genesis as a handmade fanzine in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s underground and alternative rock scenes. Touch & Go carved out a reputation for releasing adventurous noise rock by

133-588: Is a 576-page trade paperback book containing all 22 issues of the Touch and Go zine. The book consists of the writings of Tesco Vee and Dave Stimson - the founders and designers of the Touch and Go zine - which eventually evolved into Touch and Go Records, owned by Corey Rusk. The book contains many forewords and introductions written by Tesco Vee, Dave Stimson, Steve Miller , Barry Henssler, Henry Rollins , Keith Morris, Peter Davis, Henry Owings, Byron Coley, Corey Rusk, John Brannon and Ian MacKaye . The zine, which

152-491: Is chronicled in the book, contains early reviews and features on bands like Black Flag , Circle Jerks , Wire , Minor Threat , Teen Idles , The Necros , Gang of Four , among others. The book was released on June 30, 2010. It was published by Bazillion Points Publishing. Touch and Go's approach to contracts was challenged in a court case started in 1999 by the Butthole Surfers , who purported that Touch and Go

171-430: Is for a written one. The term verbal contract is sometimes used as a synonym for oral contract. However, since the term verbal could also mean just using words , not only spoken words , the term oral contract is recommended when maximum clarity is desired. Provided that an oral contract satisfies any requirements imposed by law, such a requirement that contracts for a specific type of transaction be in writing, it

190-464: Is legally enforceable. For example, in 1984, Getty Oil was sold to Pennzoil in a handshake deal, a lay term for an oral contract, which was binding under New York law. Texaco later made a higher offer, and the company was sold to Texaco. Pennzoil filed a lawsuit alleging tortious interference with the oral contract and, after prevailing in court, was awarded $ 11.1 billion in damages, later reduced to $ 9.1 billion plus interest and penalties. In

209-737: The Butthole Surfers , Big Black , the Jesus Lizard , Scratch Acid , the Didjits , Slint , Girls Against Boys and Killdozer , and continued into the new millennium with artists on its roster including Shellac , Yeah Yeah Yeahs , TV on the Radio , Arcwelder , CocoRosie , Ted Leo and the Pharmacists , and the Black Heart Procession . Lisa Rusk left the label after she and Corey divorced. Corey Rusk continues to run

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228-513: The Didjits, Killdozer, Negative Approach, and Man or Astro-man? reunited and performed at the Chicago event. On February 18, 2009, Corey Rusk announced that Touch and Go would downsize itself. He cited the "current state of the economy" as the reason for shutting down manufacturing and distribution services for many independent labels like Jade Tree , Kill Rock Stars , and Merge Records . Touch and Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine '79–'83

247-421: The album's release, Spin magazine remarked that Pigpile was "a live album with sound quality unworthy of an audio nut like Albini." Looking back at Albini's career through Big Black and his subsequent band, Rapeman a decade on, Rolling Stone called Pigpile a "fun-but-not-revelatory live album," ranking it a notch below any of the group's studio albums. This 1990s punk rock album–related article

266-426: The band, determining that "when a contract is silent as to its length, it is implicit that it can be terminated by either side," and that "allowing terminations under Illinois law does not conflict with sec. 203, but rather is, in fact, in keeping with the intent of sec. 203." Note : Please keep the names in alphabetical order when adding yours to the lists. Thank you. Oral contracts An oral contract

285-483: The commitment of Touch and Go. However, following a 1999 legal dispute with the Butthole Surfers, Touch and Go began asking bands to sign a 1-2 page memorandum of intent. In 2006, Touch and Go celebrated its 25th anniversary. To commemorate this occasion, the label held a three-day block party event at Chicago's Hideout venue on September 8–10, 2006. Several seminal bands, including Big Black, Scratch Acid,

304-468: The label. Touch and Go's "sister label," Quarterstick Records, was formed in 1990. Similarly to some other alternative music labels, Touch and Go pursued a relaxed approach to recording contracts, characterized sometimes by handshake deals providing for a 50–50 split of profits between artist and label after promotion and production costs. In this way, the label built a respected catalog of influential punk and alternative artists, who in turn, appreciated

323-612: The label. In 1983, Tesco handed Touch and Go over to Rusk and his wife Lisa when he left Michigan for Washington, D.C. With the label under their ownership, the Rusks hired Terry Tolkin who signed the Butthole Surfers and Virgin Prunes to the label, and also produced the Gods Favorite Dog compilation. Soon the Rusks relocated the label to Chicago , and Touch and Go released material in the mid-'80s to mid-'90s by bands such as

342-527: The likes of Big Black , the Butthole Surfers , and The Jesus Lizard . Touch & Go helped to spearhead the nationwide network of underground bands that formed the pre- Nirvana indie rock scene, and helped preside over the shift from the hardcore punk that then dominated the American underground scene to the more diverse styles of alternative rock emerging at the time. The zine was formed in 1979 in East Lansing, Michigan as Touch and Go magazine,

361-505: Was not marketing its previously released material effectively. The band argued that because its contract with the label was of an unspecified duration, the contract could be terminated. Touch and Go argued that according to existing US copyright law, it controlled the copyright to the band's recordings for a minimum of 35 years, based on sec. 203 of the Copyright Act of 1976 . The US Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit ruled in favor of

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